ततस्तु भगवान्रुद्रो रुद्राणीमिदमब्रवीत् ।
देवर्षिदैत्यसिद्धानां पार्षदानां च शृण्वताम् ॥ २६ ॥
tatah-thereafter; tu-then; bhagavan-the most powerful; rudrah-Lord Siva; rudranim-unto his wife, Parvati; idam-this; abravit-said; devarsi-while the great sage Narada; daitya-the demons; siddhanam-and the inhabitants of Siddhaloka, who are expert in yogic power; parsadanam-his personal associates; ca-also; srnvatam-were listening.
Thereafter, in the presence of the great sage Narada, the demons, the inhabitants of Siddhaloka, and his personal associates, Lord Siva, who is most powerful, spoke to his wife, Parvati, while they all listened.